The 2001 United States Grand Prix (formally the XXX SAP United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on September 30, 2001 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States. The race, contested over 73 laps, was the sixteenth and penultamite round of the 2001 Formula One season and was won by Mika Häkkinen. It was the first international sport/race event held in USA after the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was also the final Grand Prix commentated by Murray Walker for national television.
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